သံဝါသ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali saṅvāsa (“living together; intimacy; sexual intercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θàɴwàθa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sam-wasa. • ALA-LC: saṃvāsa • BGN/PCGN: than-watha. • Okell: thañwathá

Noun

သံဝါသ • (sam-wasa.)

1. sexual intercourse; cohabitation

References

• “သံဝါသ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.